2025 Compare Cities Education:
Pekin, IL vs Madison, AL

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Highlights
- Madison spends 34.5% less per student than Pekin.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 29.1% higher in Madison than in Pekin. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Madison had 8.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Pekin
 Pekin, ILMadison, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,176$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,758  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,898$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.51  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5644573
 Students per Counselor422  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.19.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock22.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.3%1.5%
Reviews for Pekin    3 Reviews

My review is a question to residents of Marshaltown, Iowa. Recent talk is that Pekin, Illinois is getting a Swift Pork processing plant. The residents are restless and  More

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Over 16 years ago

I have traveled and lived all over the world. Pekin rates about in the middle of the places I have lived. Small town atmosphere with some bigger city facilities. The  More

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There is not a whole lot to do unless you want to eat at every fast-food restaurant there is. They do have a very nice public park with volleyball and tennis courts  More

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Reviews for Madison    11 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

My wife and I moved from Atlanta, GA area in 2016 when I retired. We have now lived in Huntsville for 4 years and now in Madison for almost 4 years. We were thinking  More

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Low crime. Traffic not too bad even during peak times. Covert classim and racism. A stick with our own mentality. Not very diverse primarily just blacks and whites.  More

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Madison is nice. The schools are excellent, which is why we chose to live here. The job market is good for anyone with an engineering degree or ex military, but for  More

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